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Career Transition and Management

Read about how career transition and career management. This is aimed at individuals who are in the process of planning (and making) their next career move. Tips about identifying your next move and managing the transition, including tips about CV writing, interview advice, job searching, speculative job hunts, getting head hunted, managing your personal brand and social media.

One of the most difficult tasks when writing a CV or preparing for an interview (even for internal jobs) is getting your transferable skills down. It’s difficult because it’s hard for us to think outside what we are used to be doing day in and day out. What’s even more difficult, we often are...

As the age range of the job seekers grows and the unique abilities they each possess vary, workplaces are starting to bring in new tools and techniques to the interview stage to assess suitability. Rest assured, job searchers, there is no need to panic. Very few (if any) of these techniques are common practice,...

This one encourages some practical reflection for anyone who works. Be it a career or a job, here are some points to think about to make the most of either. We are now deep into February, which means two things: the job seeking market has been drained of all the “New year New Career”...

There is a lot to be said about the job market over the past year: while it hasn’t exactly been a booming seeker’s market, it hasn’t been as stark as some statistics suggest. Firstly, official figures suggest that unemployment is on the decline. Secondly, if you keep an eye on job boards – the...

If you are in the process of putting your CV together (for whatever reason), you have probably encountered two types of approaches: the one that suggests you cram your CV full of content, and the one that suggests you opt for a tailored, contextual CV. There is a case for using either. Let’s consider...

There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the happiness and well-being factor in the workplace. This conversation has actually been going on for considerably longer than a few years. You may recall the “work life balance” fad and “job satisfaction” craze. These are really interesting conversations to have, and even...